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Questions 28-32

The text on pages 26 and 27 has five sections, A-E.

Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number, i-viii, in boxes 28-32 on your answer sheet.

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List of Headings

i. Solving the puzzle of a papyrus document

ii. The importance of written records and different ways of recording them

iii. The use of papyrus for a range of purposes

iv. Suggestions for future possibilities for papyrus

v. How papyrus was cultivated and different manufacturing methods

vi. The decline of papyrus use

vii. The preservation and destruction of papyrus documents

viii. The process of papyrus production

28. Section A

29. Section B

30. Section C

31. Section D

32. Section E

Questions 33-37

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes 33-37 on your answer sheet.

33. What was the problem with using animal skins and wood strips for writing on?

• A. They did not last for a long time.
• B. They were not easy to store.
• C. They were insufficiently flexible.
• D. They could be destroyed by fire.

34. Why did papyrus manufacturers hammer the papyrus?

• A. to remove water from the pith strips
• B. to join the layers of pith strips together
• C. to allow the pith strips to be easily cut
• D. to position the layers of pith strips at the correct angle

35. When referring to burning libraries and books, the writer is suggesting that

• A. information can be used for harm as well as for good.
• B. new ways must be found to ensure information is not lost.
• C. cultural knowledge depends on more than written texts.
• D. those in power may wish to keep others in ignorance.

36. The writer refers to Thor Heyerdahl to illustrate the point that

• A. papyrus could be used as a food on long sea voyages.
• B. the ancient Egyptians already had advanced navigation skills.
• C. papyrus could be used to build boats for long sea journeys.
• D. the ancient Egyptians knew of the environmental benefits of papyrus.

37. What does the writer conclude about papyrus today?

• A. It is better for the environment than using paper.
• B. Its significance is restricted to its role in the past.
• C. It is still the best writing surface for some purposes.
• D. More efforts need to be made to ensure it stays in use.

Questions 38-40

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 38-40 on your answer sheet.

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How papyrus documents have survived

Papyrus is rich in cellulose and in some conditions will be destroyed by fungal growths or be consumed by 38 __________. However, it can survive for long periods in an environment that is dry. It has been found in a 5,000-year-old 39 __________ in Egypt, and in Herculaneum many papyrus documents were preserved following a huge 40 __________ in 79 CE. In the town of Oxyrhynchus, unwanted administrative documents were left on rubbish dumps which were covered with sand, preserving them for many years.

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Reading Section 3, Questions 28-40

28. ii
29. viii
30. vii
31. iii
32. vi
33. A
34. B
35. D
36. C
37. B
38. insects
39. tomb
40. eruption